MTGA Wines
2024 Cabernet Sauvignon
"Thermovinified"
St. Helena AVA
Auction 30 | Lot No. 37
Vintage: 2024
MTGA Wines
Cabernet Sauvignon
St. Helena
5 cases produced
Highlights
- 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, harvested on October 5th, 2024.
- Crushed into a small open-top fermentor and heated to 160 degrees for thermovinification.
- The lot was allowed to cool overnight before being pressed into French oak barrels for fermentation.
- Approximate aging will be 22 months in 100% new French oak barrel from Alain Fouquet.
Description
This one-of-a-kind Cabernet Sauvignon showcases a winemaking technique almost never seen in Napa Valley. Harvested on October 5th, 2024, the fruit was crushed into a small open-top fermentor and heated to 160°F—an audacious thermovinification trial that transformed the grape must into something extraordinary. After slowly cooling overnight, it was pressed into a single Alain Fouquet barrel to ferment and mature for 22 months. The result is a deeply colored, luxuriously textured Cabernet with remarkable intensity and harmony. Bold, modern, and crafted in minute quantities, this wine reflects both experimentation and heritage—an unforgettable expression of vision and craftsmanship.
Wine Facts
- Wine is unfiltered
- Single vineyard wine
- Sustainably produced
Mike Anderson
Winemaker, MTGA Wines
Long before MTGA came to be, my family moved to the Napa area in the early 1980s to pursue their own winemaking careers by founding Anderson’s Conn Valley Vineyards, Trespass Vineyards, Ghost Horse Vineyards and Eagles Trace. Needless to say we have more wine in our veins than anything else!
After living back in Napa for a year after college I realized that despite being a part of the winemaking process in many facets, I had never made a wine from start to finish without guidance. So with a picking bin in the back of a pickup truck, a set of pruning shears, picking lug, and some spare time I hand harvested my first batch of Merlot grapes in 2010.
Through 2011 I started hatching a plan to start what would become MTGA Wines (though the name came later). That fall I also ended up meeting my future wife, Brittany. A year later we had bottled that first vintage of MTGA Merlot and eventually released it in the winter of 2013, at which time it sold out in about two weeks. With that MTGA was officially in full swing!
Country born: United States
Years in the wine industry: 15-20 years
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Chicago IL 60614
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Winery Distribution
MTGA Wines is distributed in the following markets. Please contact the winery directly for the most up-to-date distribution information and to explore commercial opportunities.
Domestic:
- California (Self Distributed)
- Missouri (Bonded Beverage Wine & Spirits)
- Texas (Swallow Wines)
International:
- Japan (CYEST International Co.Ltd.)